Mark Sanders and Elliott Galvin: Weather

Elliott Galvin | Mark Sanders

Mark Sanders’ biog features some hefty names: Wadada Leo Smith, Derek Bailey, Peter Brötzmann, Henry Grimes, Roswell Rudd. Elliott Galvin...

Reviewed by Marcus O’Dair in issue: July/2016

Jazz At The Philharmonic: 1958-1960 Live in Paris

Joe Gordon | Russ Freeman | Shelly Manne | Roy Eldridge | Richie Kamuca | Chuck Lampkin | Stan Getz | Jan Johansson | Leo Wright | Herb Ellis

The common factor linking this 3CD concert collection is the location: Paris, with the Olympia and Salle Pleyel as alternating...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2016

Rebecka Larsdotter: Whirlwind

This Swedish-born NYC-based singer songwriter draws from her Scandinavian folk-jazz roots and post-Björk sensibilities, fronting a New York contemporary band...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2016

Dave Grusin: Kaleidoscope

Cyrus Chestnut | Eric Wheeler | Chris Beck

Grusin himself felt this session had a nightclub feel, and he's right, it's very unlike his more ‘studio’ session, so...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Thurston Moore & Frank Rosaly: Marshmallow Moon Decorum

Thurston Moore | Frank Rosaly

A little bit of fame sure can get you a long way. As guitarist and frontman of Sonic Youth, Thurston...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2016

Pat Metheny: The Unity Sessions

Antonio Sanchez | Giulio Carmassi | Ben Williams | Chris Potter | Pat Metheny

If you already own the splendid DVD The Unity Sessions you may not rush to acquire what is essentially the...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2016

Unisono Quartet/Taivaantemppeli: Live In Studio 1973

Reino Laine | Olli Ahvenlahti | Pekka Rechardt | Upi Sorvali | Baron Paakkunainen | Make Lievonen | Matti Jakola | Nappi Ikonen

This is a curiosity in that so few recordings exist of Finnish bands of the era. Although dubbed as ‘fusion’,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2016

Dwiki Dharmawan: So Far So Close

An Indonesian veteran keyboardist dazzles with his epic prog-fusion licks in a band featuring bassist Jimmy Haslip and ex-Zappa drummer...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2016

Sam Jones: Changes And Things

Bob Berg | Sam Jones | Barry Harris | Slide Hampton | Blue Mitchell | Louis Hayes

Interesting document of the emergence of new talent amid wise old heads. Put simply, the story here is the fine...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2016

Michel Portal: Men's Land

Harry Pepl | Mino Cinelu | Michel Portal | Jack DeJohnette | Dave Liebman | Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark

This album, from a May 1987 concert at the seventh Amiens International Jazz Festival by a group led by tenor...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2016